PERFORMER SPOTLIGHT – BIG RICHARD

Welcome back, Big Richard! Whether it’s shifting a paradigm or dazzling us with virtuosic tunes, this band knows how to have fun.

“Colorado quartet Big Richard plays music that sounds at once traditional and fresh, ramming through decades of male-dominated songwriting with aggression and an urgency to smash the patriarchy. And yet, the veritable supergroup — composed of some of the state’s most accomplished bluegrass and old-time artists — is fundamentally playful,” (The Denver Post).

Indeed, band members have “wry senses of humor to match their boundless talent” (Boulder Weekly). 

Big Richard is platinum recording artist Bonnie Sims on mandolin, multi-genre musician Dr. Joy Adams on cello, Hazel Royer on bass and guitar, and Eve Panning on fiddle, and they will be masterfully mashing up genres on the main stage this spring at Strawberry!

Check out a sampling of their boundless talent with Greasy Coat:

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Spring 2025

Strawberry Music Festival
May 21st – 26th

Nevada County Fairgrounds
Grass Valley, CA

Fall 2025

Strawberry Music Festival
October 16th – 20th

Nevada County Fairgrounds,
Grass Valley, CA